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interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81yankulam" title="Kāyankulam – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kāyankulam" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85" title="کایام‌کولام – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کایام‌کولام" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE" title="कायमकुलम – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कायमकुलम" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE" title="কায়ামকুলম – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="কায়ামকুলম" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%82" title="ಕಾಯಂಕುಲಂ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕಾಯಂಕುಲಂ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82" title="കായംകുളം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കായംകുളം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE" title="कायमकुलम – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="कायमकुलम" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D" title="कायम्‌कुलम् – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="कायम्‌कुलम्" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AE%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%81%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%AE" title="କାୟମକୁଲମ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="କାୟମକୁଲମ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%B2%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A2" title="ᱠᱟᱭᱟᱢᱠᱩᱲᱟᱢ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱠᱟᱭᱟᱢᱠᱩᱲᱟᱢ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="காயம்குளம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="காயம்குளம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85" title="کایم کولم – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="کایم کولم" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayamkulam" title="Kayamkulam – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Kayamkulam" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%A1%E8%80%B6%E5%A7%86%E5%BA%93%E6%8B%89%E5%A7%86" title="卡耶姆库拉姆 – 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Padmarajan]], Author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Padmarajan|P. Padmarajan]], Author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai|Muthukulam RaghavanPillai]], Well known dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai|Muthukulam RaghavanPillai]], Well known dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>.</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* Michael Mar Divannasious Bishop of Jacobite Churches, he was the member of Praja sabha of Shreemoolyam Thirunal Maha Raja</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* Michael Mar Divannasious Bishop of Jacobite Churches, he was the member of Praja sabha of Shreemoolyam Thirunal Maha Raja</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[KPAC Lalitha]], National Award-winning Indian film and stage actress.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[KPAC Lalitha]], National Award-winning Indian film and stage actress.</div></td> </tr> </table><hr class='diff-hr' id='mw-oldid' /> <h2 class='diff-currentversion-title'>Revision as of 02:30, 21 June 2017</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote 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.infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Kayamkulam</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="ml">കായംകുളം</div><div class="nickname ib-settlement-other-name">Irravipattanam</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Town" title="Town">Town</a>, <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Municipality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala Legislature">Assembly constituency</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Krishnapuram Palace"><img alt="Krishnapuram Palace" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg/250px-Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg/375px-Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg/500px-Krishnapuram_palace1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="716" data-file-height="460" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Krishnapuram 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style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Kerala_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kayamkulam is located in Kerala"><img alt="Kayamkulam is located in Kerala" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/250px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="364" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/375px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/India_Kerala_location_map.svg/500px-India_Kerala_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="874" data-file-height="1274" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:76.56%;left:57.171%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kayamkulam"><img alt="Kayamkulam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Kayamkulam</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in Kerala, India</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Kerala</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Kayamkulam is located in India"><img alt="Kayamkulam is located in India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/250px-India_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/375px-India_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/500px-India_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1615" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:87.163%;left:29.691%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kayamkulam"><img alt="Kayamkulam" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Kayamkulam</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Kayamkulam (India)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of India</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kayamkulam&params=9.172_N_76.501_E_type:city(68634)_region:IN-KL"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">9°10′19″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°30′04″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">9.172°N 76.501°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">9.172; 76.501</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_district" title="Alappuzha district">Alappuzha</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Municipality</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Municipal Council</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • MLA</th><td class="infobox-data">[U Prathiba Hari]</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2001)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">68,634</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">690502</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Telephone code</th><td class="infobox-data">+91-479</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">KL-29</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a> (37 km)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_sex_ratio" title="Human sex ratio">Sex ratio</a></th><td class="infobox-data">0.944 <a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">♂</a>/<a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">♀</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Literacy</th><td class="infobox-data">81.76%%</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kayamkulam</b> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Template:Lang-ml&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template:Lang-ml (page does not exist)">Template:Lang-ml</a>;) is a town on the Arabian Sea in the <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_district" title="Alappuzha district">Alappuzha district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">Indian</a> <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">state</a>. Located on the western coast of India, it was an ancient maritime trading centre. One of the largest thermal power plants in Kerala, the <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_Combined_Cycle_Power_Plant" title="Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant">Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant</a> run by the <a href="/wiki/National_Thermal_Power_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="National Thermal Power Corporation">NTPC</a>, is situated in Kayamkulam. <a href="/wiki/Krishnapuram_Palace" title="Krishnapuram Palace">Krishnapuram Palace</a> is located nearby. Many old <a href="/wiki/Cashew" title="Cashew">cashew</a> factories can also be seen in the locality. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kayamkulam_Kadeesa_Orthodox_Cathedral">Kayamkulam Kadeesa Orthodox Cathedral</h2></div> <p>Old church in Kayamkulam which is around 1200 years old. The word Kadeesa refers to ‘All Saints’ and the church is one of the three churches dedicated to All Saints. Ancient church history evidences that it was built by two Assyrian Monks – Mar Sabor and Mar Aphroth in 825 AD on the land generously donated by the then Maharaja. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kayamkulam_Kochunni">Kayamkulam Kochunni</h2></div> <p>Kayamkulam is closely associated with the legend of <a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Kochunni" title="Kayamkulam Kochunni">Kayamkulam Kochunni</a>. He was a famed highwayman, active in the area known as Central Thiruvithamkoor, in the early part of the 19th century. He is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor (like <a href="/wiki/Robin_Hood" title="Robin Hood">Robin Hood</a>). Legends about his exploits are part of the local folklore. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG/220px-Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG/330px-Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG/440px-Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Coconut plantations</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG/220px-Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG/330px-Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG/440px-Ana_evoor_kannan.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1383" data-file-height="1844" /></a><figcaption>Evoor Kanna was an iconic elephant</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kingdom_of_Kayamkulam">Kingdom of Kayamkulam</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Onattukara" title="Onattukara">Onattukara</a></div> <p>Kayamkulam was a mediaeval feudal kingdom, known as <a href="/w/index.php?title=Odanadu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Odanadu (page does not exist)">odanadu</a>, ruled by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kayamkulam_Rajas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kayamkulam Rajas (page does not exist)">Kayamkulam Rajas</a>, with their royal palaces at Eruva and <a href="/wiki/Krishnapuram,_Alappuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnapuram, Alappuzha">Krishnapuram</a>. Maha raja <a href="/wiki/Marthanda_Varma" title="Marthanda Varma">Marthanda Varma</a> (1706–58) conquered kayamkulam and annexed its territories to <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a>. It is said that the kingdom of Kayamkulam had a huge army led by a valiant commander '<a href="/w/index.php?title=Yeruvayil_Achutha&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yeruvayil Achutha (page does not exist)">Yeruvayil Achutha</a> warrier ' and therefore the large army of Travancore attempted three times before they succeeded in capturing Kayamkulam. The present day palace was built in its place by Marthanda Varma after he annexed Kayamkulam to Travancore. </p><p>Kayamkulam, <a href="/wiki/Mavelikkara" title="Mavelikkara">Mavelikkara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karunagappalli" title="Karunagappalli">Karunagappally</a> were previously known as Onattukara. </p><p>Kayamkulam had <a href="/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">slave markets</a> in the 17th Century </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourist_attractions">Tourist attractions</h2></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Krishnapuram_Palace" title="Krishnapuram Palace">Krishnapuram Palace</a>, built in the 18th century, now functions as a museum. Constructed in typical Kerala-style architecture, it has the largest mural painting in Kerala.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, this palace museum at <a href="/wiki/Krishnapuram,_Alappuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnapuram, Alappuzha">Krishnapuram</a> houses the famous Kayamkulam double-edged sword.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cartoonist Sankar Memorial National Cartoon Museum and Art Gallery, is the first of its kind in the state and would be elevated to the ‘top cartoon study centre’ in the country. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Kayal" title="Kayamkulam Kayal">Kayamkulam Lake</a> is a part of the Kerala backwaters tourist map. The Kayamkulam Boat Race<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is held on the fourth Saturday of August every year.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The famous Chinese fishing nets can be found on the banks of the lagoon. </p><p>Azhikkal Beach (Aayiram Tengu) and Valiya Azhikkal beach (Kochiyude Jetty) have gained popularity as tourist locations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2></div> <p>Kayamkulam is well connected by road and rail network. Besides this, Alappuzha-Kollam boat service runs via Kayamkulam. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kayamkulam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Kayamkulam.jpg/250px-Kayamkulam.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Kayamkulam.jpg/375px-Kayamkulam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Kayamkulam.jpg/500px-Kayamkulam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Kayamkulam Bus Stand</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roads">Roads</h3></div> <p>NH47 passes through Kayamkulam, which conveniently connects it to the major cities <a href="/wiki/Kochi" title="Kochi">Kochi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a>. The Kayamkulam-Punalur (KP) road is a major road connecting it to the eastern parts of the State. The KSRTC Bus Station[code KYLM] lies very near to the national highway and is one of the biggest bus stations of KSRTC in terms of total area. All the KSRTC buses have halt at Kayamkulam Bus station. The new Railway Terminal Bus Stand near Kayamkulam Railway Station is an interlink between railway and road transport. </p><p>40 km from the <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a>, on National Highway 47. </p><p>105 km from Trivandrum International Airport, on National Highway 47. </p><p>131 km from Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery, Alwaye, on National Highway 47. </p><p>106 km from Ernakulam KSRTC Bus Station via Alappuzha to Kayamkulam by bus takes about 2.20 hours </p><p>109 km from Thiruvananthapuram KSRTC Central Bus Station to Kayamkulam Bus station by bus takes about 2.40 hours </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Railways">Railways</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kayamkulam Junction railway station">Kayamkulam Junction railway station</a> [code KYJ] is a major railway junction situated 1.5 km from the town on the <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_5_(Kerala)" title="State Highway 5 (Kerala)">K.P. Road</a>. Trains from the North from <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Town">Ernakulam</a> via <a href="/wiki/Kottayam_Railway_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottayam Railway Station">Kottayam</a>, and from <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction_railway_station" title="Ernakulam Junction railway station">Ernakulam</a> via <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha" title="Alappuzha">Alappuzha</a> pass through Kayamkulam Junction and then proceed to <a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a>, Thiruvananthapuram and further to Nagercoil and Kanyakumari. </p><p>100 km from <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Junction">Ernakulam Junction</a> via Alappuzha to Kayamkulam through train takes about 2.00 hours </p><p>114 km from <a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Junction">Ernakulam Junction</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernakulam Town">Ernakulam Town</a> via Kottayam to Kayamkulam through train takes about 2.30 hours </p><p>106 km from <a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvananthapuram Central">Thiruvananthapuram Central</a> to Kayamkulam through train takes about 2.10 hours </p><p>41 km from <a href="/wiki/Kollam_Junction_railway_station" title="Kollam Junction railway station">Kollam Junction</a> to Kayamkulam through train takes about 30 minutes </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg/220px-Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg/330px-Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg/440px-Kayamkulam_Railway_Station.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Kayamkulam Railway Junction</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2></div> <p>As of 2001<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kayamkulam&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> India <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kayamkulam has a population of 65,299. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kayamkulam has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 79%. In Kayamkulam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civic_administration">Civic administration</h2></div> <p>Kayamkulam assembly constituency is part of <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)">Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Educational_and_research_institutes">Educational and research institutes</h2></div> <p>The Central Coconut Research Station (CCRS) at Kayamkulam was established in 1948, as a field station of the erstwhile Agricultural Research Laboratory. Presently, it is a regional station of the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="K.P.A.C._Drama_Troupe">K.P.A.C. Drama Troupe</h2></div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Kerala_People%27s_Arts_Club" title="Kerala People's Arts Club">Kerala People's Arts Club</a></b> (<b>KPAC</b>) is a theatrical movement in Kayamkulam, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. It was formed in the 1950s by a group of individuals having close ties with <a href="/wiki/Leftist" class="mw-redirect" title="Leftist">Left-wing politics</a> parties of Kerala. This political theatre was very influential in propagating communist ideas in Kerala. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KPAC_Emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/KPAC_Emblem.jpg/220px-KPAC_Emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/KPAC_Emblem.jpg/330px-KPAC_Emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/KPAC_Emblem.jpg/440px-KPAC_Emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2045" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>KPAC Emblem</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1951 KPAC staged its first drama, <i>Ente Makananu Sari</i> (My Son is Right). The songs of this play were written by <a href="/wiki/Punaloor_Balan" title="Punaloor Balan">Punaloor Balan</a>. Its second drama <a href="/wiki/Ningalenne_Communistakki" title="Ningalenne Communistakki">Ningalenne Communistakki</a> (You Made Me a Communist), first performed in 1952, became a path-breaking play in the history of <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a> theatre. The play was penned by the renowned playwright <a href="/wiki/Thoppil_Bhasi" title="Thoppil Bhasi">Thoppil Bhasi</a>, under the pseudonym Soman. Bhasi was underground when he wrote the play. The success of Ningalenne Communistakki made KPAC in the forefront of a powerful people's theatre movement in Kerala.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>KPAC played a significant role in popularising the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party</a> in Kerala through its dramas, road shows and <i>kathaprasangams</i> (story telling).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Power_plant">Power plant</h2></div> <p>Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant - The <b>Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant</b> (also known as <b>Rajiv Gandhi CCPP Kayamkulam</b> or <b>NTPC Kayamkulam</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Combined_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined cycle">combined cycle</a> power plant located at Kayamkulam, <a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_district" title="Alappuzha district">Alappuzha district</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India. The power plant is owned by <a href="/wiki/NTPC_Limited" title="NTPC Limited">NTPC Limited</a>. The power plant is fueled by imported and indigenous <a href="/wiki/Naphtha" title="Naphtha">naphtha</a>. Source of the cooling water is <a href="/wiki/Achankovil_river" class="mw-redirect" title="Achankovil river">Achankovil river</a>. There is a plan to expand the plant by three units with capacity of 350 MW each. New units would be fueled by re-gasified <a href="/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas" title="Liquefied natural gas">liquefied natural gas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popular_personalities">Popular personalities</h2></div> <p>Kayamkulam Philipose Ramban, a Christian priest lived in Kayamkulam in 19th century translated Bible into vernacular language Malayalam for the first time. </p> <ul><li>Eruvayil Achutha Warrier - Minister of Kayamkulam Rajyam. Ramayyan Dalava killed him, while praying in a temple. It was believed that he cannot be defeated if carrying a weapon.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayamkulam_Kochunni" title="Kayamkulam Kochunni">Kayamkulam Kochunni</a> a famed highwayman based in Kayamkulam, active in Central Travancore, India, in early 19th century. He is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor (like Robin Hood).He had his intimate friend Ithikkarappakki from Ithikkara village on the shore of Ithikkara River. Kochunni died in jail in 1859.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">Cartoonist Shankar</a>, (K. Shankara Pillai). Founder of Shankar's Weekly. Awarded with Padma Vibhushan in 1976.He is most remembered for setting up Children's Book Trust established in 1957 and Shankar's International Dolls Museum in 1965.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._K._Kunju_Sahib&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. K. Kunju Sahib (page does not exist)">P. K. Kunju Sahib</a>, former finance minister of Kerala state.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Sreenivasan" title="T. P. Sreenivasan">T. P. Sreenivasan</a>, diplomat, former High Commissioner to Fiji and Kenya and Ambassador to Austria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoppil_Bhasi" title="Thoppil Bhasi">Thopil Bhasi</a>, Malayalam playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was associated with the communist movement in Kerala and his play Ningalenne Communistakki (You Made Me a Communist) is considered to be a groundbreaking event in the history of Malayalam theatre. He is the founder of Kerala Peoples Arts Council (KPAC).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kambisseri_Karunakaran" title="Kambisseri Karunakaran">Kambisseri Karunakaran</a>, a journalist, politician, actor, satirist and rationalist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan" title="Padmarajan">P. Padmarajan</a>, Author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthukulam_Raghavan_Pillai" title="Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai">Muthukulam RaghavanPillai</a>, Well known dramatist, poet, screen play writer and actor.</li> <li>Michael Mar Divannasious Bishop of Jacobite Churches, he was the member of Praja sabha of Shreemoolyam Thirunal Maha Raja</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPAC_Lalitha" class="mw-redirect" title="KPAC Lalitha">KPAC Lalitha</a>, National Award-winning Indian film and stage actress.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramesh_Chennithala" title="Ramesh Chennithala">Ramesh Chennithala</a>, politician, affiliated to Indian National Congress. He is a former Member of Parliament and is the present state opposition leader, Government of Kerala in India .</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P.Kesavadev</a>, Novelist and social reformer. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">Prof. S. Guptan Nair</a>, Well known Malayalam writer, critic, scholar and educationist.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thachadi_Prabhakaran" title="Thachadi Prabhakaran">Thachadi Prabhakaran</a>, Former Minister of Kerala.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resul_Pookutty" title="Resul Pookutty">Resul Pookutty</a> Oscar-winning Indian film sound designer, sound editor and mixer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Cherian_(doctor)" title="K. M. Cherian (doctor)">Dr. K. M. Cherian</a>, Leading heart surgeon and founder of Frontier Lifeline Hospital and the Dr K M Cherian Heart Foundation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Panachooran" title="Anil Panachooran">Anil Panachooran</a> noted Malayalam film lyricist and poet.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Madampies&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Madampies (page does not exist)">Madampies</a> Madampil</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha" title="Alappuzha">Alappuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charummood" title="Charummood">Charummood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikkara" title="Mavelikkara">Mavelikkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor" title="Adoor">Adoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandalam" title="Pandalam">Pandalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengannur" title="Chengannur">Chengannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannar,_Alappuzha" title="Mannar, Alappuzha">Mannar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikunnam" title="Vallikunnam">Vallikunnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)">Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onattukara" title="Onattukara">Onattukara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oachira" title="Oachira">Oachira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padanilam" title="Padanilam">Padanilam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chettikulangara" title="Chettikulangara">Chettikulangara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haripad" title="Haripad">Haripad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthuppally,_Alappuzha" title="Puthuppally, Alappuzha">Puthuppally</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; 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href="/wiki/Great_hornbill" title="Great hornbill">Great hornbill</a></dd> <dt>Animal</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Indian_elephant" title="Indian elephant">Indian elephant</a></dd> <dt>Tree</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">Coconut</a></dd> <dt>Flower</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cassia_fistula" title="Cassia fistula">Golden rain</a></dd> <dt>Fish</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Karimeen" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimeen">Karimeen</a></dd> <dt>Fruit</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a></dd> <dt>Insect</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Papilio_buddha" title="Papilio buddha">Papilio buddha</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_taluks_of_Kerala" title="List of taluks of Kerala">Taluks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: 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Taluk">Eranad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosdurg_taluk" title="Hosdurg taluk">Hosdurg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idukki" class="mw-redirect" title="Idukki">Idukki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iritty_taluk" title="Iritty taluk">Iritty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanayannur" title="Kanayannur">Kanayannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanjirappally" title="Kanjirappally">Kanjirappally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_taluk" title="Kannur taluk">Kannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karthikappally" title="Karthikappally">Karthikappally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karunagappalli" title="Karunagappalli">Karunagappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasaragod_taluk" title="Kasaragod taluk">Kasaragod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattakada" title="Kattakada">Kattakada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi" title="Kochi">Kochi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodungallur" title="Kodungallur">Kodungallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_taluk" title="Kollam taluk">Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondotty_taluk" title="Kondotty taluk">Kondotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Konni,_Kerala" title="Konni, Kerala">Konni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothamangalam,_Kerala" title="Kothamangalam, Kerala">Kothamangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottarakkara" title="Kottarakkara">Kottarakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhencherry" title="Kozhencherry">Kozhencherry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnamkulam" title="Kunnamkulam">Kunnamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnathunad" title="Kunnathunad">Kunnathunad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnathur,_Kerala" title="Kunnathur, Kerala">Kunnathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttanad" title="Kuttanad">Kuttanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallapally" title="Mallapally">Mallapally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mananthavady" title="Mananthavady">Mananthavady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjeshwaram_taluk" title="Manjeshwaram taluk">Manjeshwaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikkara" title="Mavelikkara">Mavelikkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenachil" title="Meenachil">Meenachil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukundapuram_Taluk" title="Mukundapuram Taluk">Mukundapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muvattupuzha" title="Muvattupuzha">Muvattupuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumangad_taluk" title="Nedumangad taluk">Nedumangad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara_taluk" title="Neyyattinkara taluk">Neyyattinkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravur_taluk" title="Paravur taluk">North Paravur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottapalam" title="Ottapalam">Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathanapuram" title="Pathanapuram">Pathanapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payyanur_taluk" title="Payyanur taluk">Payyanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peermade" title="Peermade">Peermade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna_taluk" title="Perinthalmanna taluk">Perinthalmanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani_taluk" title="Ponnani taluk">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punalur" title="Punalur">Punalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranni,_Kerala" title="Ranni, Kerala">Ranni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Bathery" title="Sultan Bathery">Sultan Bathery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliparamba_taluk" title="Taliparamba taluk">Taliparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalapilly" title="Thalapilly">Thalapilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thamarassery" title="Thamarassery">Thamarassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvalla" title="Thiruvalla">Thiruvalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Taluk" title="Thiruvananthapuram Taluk">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thodupuzha" title="Thodupuzha">Thodupuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur_Taluk" title="Tirur Taluk">Tirur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirurangadi_Taluk_Office" title="Tirurangadi Taluk Office">Tirurangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udumbanchola" title="Udumbanchola">Udumbanchola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom" title="Vaikom">Vaikom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara">Vatakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellarikundu_Taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Vellarikundu Taluk">Vellarikundu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vythiri" title="Vythiri">Vythiri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipal_corporations_in_Kerala" title="List of municipal corporations in Kerala">Municipal corporations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;;background: transparent;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_Corporation" title="Thiruvananthapuram Corporation">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kozhikode Municipal Corporation">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kochi Municipal Corporation">Kochi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kollam Municipal Corporation">Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_Municipal_Corporation" title="Thrissur Municipal Corporation">Thrissur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kannur Municipal Corporation">Kannur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities of Kerala">Municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;;background: #f6fbf7;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adoor" title="Adoor">Adoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthoor" title="Anthoor">Anthoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha" title="Alappuzha">Alappuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluva" title="Aluva">Aluva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angamaly" title="Angamaly">Angamaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attingal" title="Attingal">Attingal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalakudy" title="Chalakudy">Chalakudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changanassery" title="Changanassery">Changanassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad" title="Chavakkad">Chavakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengannur" title="Chengannur">Chengannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherthala" title="Cherthala">Cherthala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittur-Thathamangalam" title="Chittur-Thathamangalam">Chittur-Thathamangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eloor" title="Eloor">Eloor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur" title="Guruvayur">Guruvayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irinjalakuda" title="Irinjalakuda">Irinjalakuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iritty" title="Iritty">Iritty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamassery" title="Kalamassery">Kalamassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpetta" title="Kalpetta">Kalpetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanhangad" title="Kanhangad">Kanhangad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karunagappalli" title="Karunagappalli">Karunagappalli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasaragod" title="Kasaragod">Kasaragod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattappana" title="Kattappana">Kattappana</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kayamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodungallur" title="Kodungallur">Kodungallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondotty" title="Kondotty">Kondotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuthuparamba" title="Kuthuparamba">Kuthuparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kothamangalam,_Kerala" title="Kothamangalam, Kerala">Kothamangalam, Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal" title="Kottakkal">Kottakkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottarakkara" title="Kottarakkara">Kottarakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnamkulam" title="Kunnamkulam">Kunnamkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malappuram" title="Malappuram">Malappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjeri" title="Manjeri">Manjeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maradu" title="Maradu">Maradu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattanur" title="Mattanur">Mattanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavelikkara" title="Mavelikkara">Mavelikkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muvattupuzha" title="Muvattupuzha">Muvattupuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumangad" title="Nedumangad">Nedumangad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyattinkara" title="Neyyattinkara">Neyyattinkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileshwaram" title="Nileshwaram">Nileshwaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Paravur" title="North Paravur">North Paravur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottapalam" title="Ottapalam">Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala,_Kerala" title="Pala, Kerala">Pala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panoor" title="Panoor">Panoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappanangadi" title="Parappanangadi">Parappanangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravur,_Kollam" title="Paravur, Kollam">Paravur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pathanamthitta" title="Pathanamthitta">Pathanamthitta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payyanur" title="Payyanur">Payyanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna" title="Perinthalmanna">Perinthalmanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumbavoor" title="Perumbavoor">Perumbavoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punalur" title="Punalur">Punalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur" title="Shoranur">Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreekandapuram" title="Sreekandapuram">Sreekandapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanur,_Malappuram" title="Tanur, Malappuram">Tanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliparamba" title="Taliparamba">Taliparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvalla" title="Thiruvalla">Thiruvalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thodupuzha" title="Thodupuzha">Thodupuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrikkakkara" title="Thrikkakkara">Thrikkakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrippunithura" title="Thrippunithura">Thrippunithura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur" title="Tirur">Tirur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirurangadi" title="Tirurangadi">Tirurangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valanchery" title="Valanchery">Valanchery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara">Vatakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom" title="Vaikom">Vaikom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala" title="Varkala">Varkala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Other towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;;background: transparent;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;">North</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edappal" title="Edappal">Edappal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thavanur" title="Thavanur">Thavanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthanathani" title="Puthanathani">Puthanathani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal" title="Kottakkal">Kottakkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angadipuram" title="Angadipuram">Angadipuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankada" title="Mankada">Mankada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttippuram" title="Kuttippuram">Kuttippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karipur" title="Karipur">Karipur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Areekode" title="Areekode">Areekode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wandoor,_Kerala" title="Wandoor, Kerala">Wandoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengara,_Malappuram_district" title="Vengara, Malappuram district">Vengara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikkunnu" title="Vallikkunnu">Vallikkunnu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olavanna" title="Olavanna">Olavanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnamangalam" title="Kunnamangalam">Kunnamangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thamarassery" title="Thamarassery">Thamarassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvambady" title="Thiruvambady">Thiruvambady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodencheri" title="Kodencheri">Kodencheri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balussery" title="Balussery">Balussery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perambra" title="Perambra">Perambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nadapuram" title="Nadapuram">Nadapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttiady" title="Kuttiady">Kuttiady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakkidi,_Wayanad" title="Lakkidi, Wayanad">Lakkidi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vythiri" title="Vythiri">Vythiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chundale" title="Chundale">Chundale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meppadi" title="Meppadi">Meppadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottappadi_Part,_Meppadi" title="Kottappadi Part, Meppadi">Kottappadi Part</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttil,_Kalpetta" title="Muttil, Kalpetta">Muttil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padinharethara" title="Padinharethara">Padinharethara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenangadi" title="Meenangadi">Meenangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panamaram" title="Panamaram">Panamaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulpally" title="Pulpally">Pulpally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peravoor" title="Peravoor">Peravoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmadom" title="Dharmadom">Dharmadom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anjarakkandy" title="Anjarakkandy">Anjarakkandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzhappilangad" title="Muzhappilangad">Muzhappilangad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azhikode_and_Azhikkal" title="Azhikode and Azhikkal">Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukunnu" title="Cherukunnu">Cherukunnu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pappinisseri" title="Pappinisseri">Pappinisseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalliasseri" title="Kalliasseri">Kalliasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irikkur" title="Irikkur">Irikkur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alakode,_Kannur_district" title="Alakode, Kannur district">Alakode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrikaripur" title="Thrikaripur">Thrikaripur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheruvathur" title="Cheruvathur">Cheruvathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekal" title="Bekal">Bekal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udma" title="Udma">Udma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellarikundu" title="Vellarikundu">Vellarikundu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappa_(village)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parappa (village)">Parappa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karadka" title="Karadka">Karadka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbla" title="Kumbla">Kumbla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalpady" title="Mangalpady">Mangalpady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uppala" title="Uppala">Uppala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjeshwar" title="Manjeshwar">Manjeshwar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background: #cde0d2; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Central</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peermade" title="Peermade">Peermade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandiperiyar" title="Vandiperiyar">Vandiperiyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumily" title="Kumily">Kumily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajakkad" title="Rajakkad">Rajakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munnar" title="Munnar">Munnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devikulam" title="Devikulam">Devikulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adimali" title="Adimali">Adimali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolenchery" title="Kolenchery">Kolenchery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthencruz" title="Puthencruz">Puthencruz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnathunad" title="Kunnathunad">Kunnathunad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalady" title="Kalady">Kalady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayattoor" title="Malayattoor">Malayattoor</a></li> <li><a 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